[GNC] How do I get the 3D Interface look - Take 2?

Geert Janssens geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be
Tue Mar 16 07:08:37 EDT 2021


Op dinsdag 16 maart 2021 09:15:08 CET schreef viking:
> Jim DeLaHunt wrote
> 
> > On 2021-03-15 17:22, viking wrote:
> >> …The interface changed now, but it doesn't give me the nice "3D"
> >> interface
> >> seen in the manuals (from v2.x which used GTK2).
> >> What was the reason for going to GTK3, and loosing the much nicer looking
> >> (IMHO) "3D" interface?
> > 
> > One of the developers will probably be able to point to the specific
> > reasons and the specific announcements by the GnuCash project. But as an
> > onlooker I can tell you that the people behind GTK2 moved on to GTK3,
> > and now GTK4. Their recommendation to everyone was to use the overlap
> > time of GTK2 and GTK3 simultaneous support to move apps from GTK2 to
> > GTK3. Then, with the release of GTK4, they stopped supporting GTK2. If
> > GnuCash were not to move forward along with the GTK project, they would
> > have no way to get bug fixes and improvements from the GTK project.
> > There is a lot more to GTK than just the 2D vs 3D look. IMHO it is a
> > wise decision for GnuCash to move forward as recommended by their tool
> > providers.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> >      —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada
> 
> OK, I can agree that GT2K should be upgraded as necessary.
> However, I don't understand why GTK3 dropped the much nicer interface that
> was available in GTK2.
> 
That's a design decision by the Gtk project, not the gnucash project. You are 
free to discuss this with them on their fora. 

Regards,

Geert




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